Max Zerrahn's project titled snake legs is the next body of work I want to look at, the project is based around 'scenes that would typically go unnoticed in the rush of a city'. The project was shot in Japan, mainly in Tokyo. What drew me to this project is because I like the way it takes the city out of the city and shows small details that even people who have lived their all of their lives may have never noticed. I also like how Zerrahn can frame something so mundane in a way that makes the image more than just a mundane photo.
The image below shows a drain cover with Japanese writing, on a tiled path with the arc of a hose pipe poking out the side. The image was shot in bright sunlight as there are dark and short shadows being made from the drain cover. the shadows are triangles which is pleasing to the eye, it also pairs with the triangle of grass to the bottom left of the frame. Zerrahn shot this with a standard lens wide open, the image is tight and the only bit that is sharp is the drain and hosepipe. There is both visual and tonal contrast in this image, firstly the image has a large range of tones and shooting in bright sun creates nice dark shadows and bright highlights which makes this Image pop a lot more; also Zerrahn has used the contrast between the harsh angular shapes of the squares and triangles with the more natural curve of the hose pipe to create a visually interesting and intriguing image. Zerrahn is positioned himself at 45degrees to the drain and is shooting down looking over it, this creates a more interesting shape inside the frame than a rectangle inside rectangle, whilst also allowing the viewer to get a good look at the hosepipe coming out of it.
The next image I want to look at shows ten gloves hanging on a chain link fence in soft natural light, you see some sort of courtyard/garden in the background with buildings at the back and right side. I really like this image as something a bit unusual to see, it makes me wonder why they are there and who put them there. Zerrahn shot this with a very small aperture so that the gloves and fence were in focus and getting rid of any distracting detail behind, this separates the gloves from the background and makes a more pleasing and direct image. He has used a standard lens and shot head on to the subject, he has positioned the camera close to the subject so that the gloves fill a lot of the frame which makes it more striking and prominent. Zerrahn's image is punchy and contrasty with a nice range of tones the gloves have a nice glow to them whilst maintaining nice deep blacks either side drawing your eye into the gloves as well as the dark chain links spreading across the frame. The background is a slightly darker grey than the gloves but lighter than the fence which helps add to the separation shooting wide open achieved.
This is a photo Zerrahn took of a try and two discarded rackets and shuttlecocks taken in soft natural light, I like this image as it is easy to look at and reminds me of long summer days. Again the photo was taken with a standard lens and shot with a large aperture, the background fades completely out of focus and the foreground turns soft. This helps the viewers eye sit naturally on the subject. The image has a nice amount of contrast, not so much to take away from the dreamy summer feel but enough to ensure the image isn't flat. Zerrahn is positioned at a slight angle to the tree and shooting low down and close up, by doing this he created an almost peace sign shape with the tree and the rackets; he has then used the two rocks either side to fill some negative space and pull the viewers eye into the centre.
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